No one eats to appease another's hunger nor takes drugs to alleviate another's illness. You eat to appease your own hunger,  you drink to quench your own thirst. So do not seek approval, appreciation or admiration from others or refrain from your spiritual practices. Be self-reliant and self-confident. See through your own eyes. Hear through your own ears. Most people today believe their ears and deny their eyes. Or they use the eyes, ears and the brains of others and that leads to fear or misjudgment. The Lord is moved and showers Grace on every genuine appeal emanating from the heart. Let His Name dance on your tongue forever, conferring on you the sweetness of His Majesty.

- Divine Discourse,  14 Nov 1976 .

You are shaped by the company you keep.  Make God your Best Friend- Baba